Year 9 Indonesian have been completing a unit on Berbelanja dan Pakainan Adat (Shopping and Traditional clothes) this term. 

Students are learning the very important skill of bargaining, a favourite Indonesian past time ‘Saya rugi!’ ‘I’ll be broke!’ 

We have explored the world of the Pasar or market and looked at how shopping can look very different for Indonesian families.

We then moved on to investigating the rich and diverse world of traditional ceremonial clothing throughout the Indonesian archipelago.

Students completed presentations about a specific Suku Bangsa or ethnic group. They then made their own representation of an element of traditional clothing which they presented to the class. 

Mrs Lucy Manley

Indonesian Coordinator

YEAR 10 FRENCH

Year 10 French have had a wonderful Term 3.  They are an exceptional group of students who always put 100% into their learning progress.  So far this term they have undertaken 4 major learning experiences.

Learning Experience 1 -  VERBS! 

Student completed a verb booklet which they began at the beginning of Year 9.  This booklet includes most tenses learnt in French.  This has been very advantageous for their progress in English grammar as well as allowing them to apply the mechanics of French to most situations. 

Learning Experience 2 -  LISTENING

Students listened to both dialogues and monologues in French and respond to questions in English.  This was a French Beginners HSC style exam which was challenging.  Nevertheless, students excelled in this task. 

Learning Experience 3 - WRITING

Students undertook a task where they wrote about what they used to do when they were ‘young’ (!).  The needed to use the imperfect tense which they have learnt this term (l’imparfait en français!).  Again, exceptional descriptions were produced.     

Learning Experience 4  - READING AND RESPONDING

Students read three authentic French articles from different sources and responded to questions in French.  They also changed an article from first person to third person IN FRENCH.  This is not an easy task and again students excelled. 

Bravo la seconde!

Next week,  students will undertake another learning experience:

Learning Experience 5 - SPEAKING

Students will have a 2-minute conversation with Mme S which will involve responding to 5 questions.

A WONDERFUL MEMORY

FRENCH FOOD DAY 2019

Ms Carmel Smallwood

French Coordinator